These were schools once
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Loading... - Zuthimalin Rahmani
- 03 Nov 2022
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Fifteen community schools in Tangail's Basail upazila have remained locked for more than two decades. As activities in these schools are closed, weeds and bushes have taken over the buildings.
The abandoned school buildings are being used by locals as clubs and cattle sheds. Not only that, gambling goes on freely in these buildings, they alleged.
According to the Education Office, community schools were built between 1995 and 1996 fiscal in the areas where there are no public or private schools.
The government took the initiative 25 years ago to boost primary education.
As part of the initiative, 36 community schools were established in different areas of Basail upazila. Of them, 21 schools were nationalised later.
According to government rules, there was a provision to appoint locals as teachers for the schools. Read More...
